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from their duties as fubjeéts: we 
aflure them that our intention has 
never, been to interfere with the 
oath which they have taken to 
their refpective fovercigns; and 
we promife to protect them with 
all our power againft every one. 
At the fame time we would apprife 
all thofe who fhall attempt to dif- 
{uade any fubje&, from his due al- 
legiance to us, that they will be 
profecuted in the moft rigorous 
manner. 5 
FREDERIC GUILLAUME. 
FENKILSTEIN ALVENSIEBEN. 
Harpenperc Havucwitz. 
Given at Berlin, June 14, 1797. 
Proclamation publified at Nuremberg on 
the 4th July, \797. 
WHAT has taken place to- 
day* in the barracks, has induc- 
ed a great part of the burghers 
and inhabitants of this city to take 
an active part in the event, without 
being invited by the magiftrate ; 
and their conduét upon this occa 
fion has produced the effeét, that 
the plan formed by a detachment 
of Pruffian troops, to drive the mi-; 
litary of the city from their. bar- 
racks, has completely failed. The 
fenate is very far from mifunder~ 
ftanding the motives. of this action. 
They are convinced that too ani- 
mated a zeal for the juft caufe of 
this city, and too exalted a. patriot- 
ifm, have been generally the in- 
citement. Although fuch motives 
deferve the general gratitude, yet 
the fenate confider it as one of their 
duties, and think themfelves oblig - 
ed to forewarn thefe perfons of the 
dangerous effects to which they are 
expofed by taking part, without be- 
ing invited, in the events which did 
not demand their intervention. 
The fenate believe the burghers 
to be fufficiently enlightened, to be 
convinced themfelves that the fus 
preme head of the empire will fup- 
port with fuitable energy the juft 
decree of the 9th May againft the 
* The third of July had been fixed upon by the Proffians as the laft period for 
ithe evacuation of the barracks occupied by the Nuremberg troops upon the territo- 
ry ; to the poffetiion of which they form pretenfions, In, cafe of refufal, force was 
to be employed ; yet the voluntary evacuation did not take place. The garrifon, 
coniifting of eighty-eight men, had received orders to maintain their poft, even if 
the laft extremity were recurred w. Oa the third of July, a detachment of 310 
Prutian huffars, gvenadiers, fuzileers, and chaffeurs, commanded by a Majar, made 
(their appearance. ‘The gate of the barracks wae forded, the garrifon defended it- 
delf: ‘an officer of Pruffian grenadiers and four foldiers weve wounded, and the at- 
tack failed. A truce of five hours was concluded, and in this interval freth in- 
firuétions from the fenate were expected,* At nine o’clock a capitulation was 
agreed upon, flating that the garrifon fhould quit the barracks, drums beating, and 
with all the honours of war, The capitulation was, in faét, carried into execu- 
tion ; but‘as foon as it was made public, a violent ferment broke out among the ci- 
tiz-ns affembled ; a great number armed themfelves with all kinds of arms, and ap- 
peared determined to make ufe of chem, The prudent conduct of the Pruffian ma-. 
jor prevented all diforder in chis critical moment: he retired at ten o’clock with: 
his detachment. A troop of armed populace afterwards demanded permifflion from 
the fenate to drive away the Pruflian garrifon which was ftationed under the gates 
of the two fuburbs; but this demand was refufed, and it was only permitted to 
the burghers to guard the gates conjointly with the Pruffiaus. 1a the afternoon 
the magiflrates publifhed the above proclamation, 
Pruflian 
